- Nose
- An elegantly dry, aromatic and earthy profile of sherry cask. Lots of damp earthiness, petrichor, tobacco and dried red fruits. Very elegant and deep with good levels of complexity. Water brings more earthiness, a touch more dryness and some big notes of cigar humidor and sultana. A drier and more earthy and mulchy profile of sherry, with wet leaves, forest mulch, bitter chocolate and walnut oil. Some fruit scented pipe tobacco and notes of dried strawberry too. With water: goes further towards this earthier and more organic profile, with impressions of earthy dunnage and old potting sheds. Unlit cigars, dried sultanas and hints of sandalwood.
- Palate
- A rich and well-balanced sherry profile, with breads, spices, tobacco and chocolate all mingling together. An underlying syrupy fruitiness adds a touch of sweetness and complexity. Water brings out a lovely syrupy texture, a touch more balancing sweetness and deeper notes of sweet liquorice and walnut wine. Sweeter but still very rich, earthy, bready and nicely spicy. Additional background notes of fruit syrups and crystallised fruits. With water: veers more towards sweeter and fruitier notes now, along with walnut wine, clove, blackjack chews and liquorice. A rather superb syrupy texture.
- Finish
- Long and focused on similar flavours of liquorice, treacle, brown bread and chocolate. Remains very well balanced and detailed. Long, on liquorice, treacle, bitter dark coffee, cloves and brown bread with a meagrest scraping of Nutella!
